Depression Rates Spike in Teen Smokers
By Rachael Rettner, Senior Writer | March 8, 2017 05:50pm ET
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Depression Rates Spike in Teen Smokers
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Today's teen smokers may have worse mental health than teen smokers of years past: The group has experienced a spike in depression in recent years, according to a new study.
Researchers found that, among smokers ages 12 to 17, the percentage who had depression increased from 16.0 percent in 2005 to 22.4 percent in 2013. That was the biggest increase in depression seen in the study, which looked at rates of depression among current smokers, former smokers and people who had never smoked, ages 12 and older.
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